sample daca application - muestra solicitud daca
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Prepared by the ILRC, July 2014
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Renewal applicants: best to apply between 120 and 150 days before current Employment Authorization and DACA expires. You cannot apply earlier than 150 days before expiration date.
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If applying to renew DACA, make sure to have a copy of your initial I-821D form to ensure that the information you include in your renewal request is consistent with the information you originally submitted.
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If you received DACA from ICE, select Number 2 in part 1, but answer all other questions, not just those for renewal, and submit all supporting documents as if applying for the first time.
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Check this box if you received DACA and want to renew your request.
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Include expedited removals at the border. However, voluntary returns are not removal proceedings and do not count for this section.
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You can find this date on the work permit or I-797, Notice of Action.
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Name as it appears on birth certificate or most recent legal document (i.e. marriage certificate, etc.). Make sure this matches the name you write on forms I-765 and I-765WS.
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Check “other” if unsure of immigration history. Explain in part 8 that you do not know what happened.
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Make sure you are using the newest version of the form. The date should be 06/04/14.
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All renewal applicants will have an A#. It is the 9-digit number written on your employment authorization card as “USCIS#.” You can also find this number on your receipt or approval notice as A#. Initial applicants may not have an A# if have never come into contact with immigration authorities.
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Write real SSN that was issued to you ONLY!
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This information is for USCIS to do background checks. Refer to naturalization application instructions for a definition of these ethnicity and race categories: www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/n-400instr.pdf Select whatever race(s) and ethnicity you feel apply to you.
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Should be USA.
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Usually the country of birth.
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This should be "Yes" or else the applicant is not eligible for DACA or renewal. A brief departure from the U.S. does not negate continuous residence.
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Renewals: if moved since filing initial DACA request, be sure to notify USCIS of your change of address by filling out form AR-11 online or by filling out and mailing the form to USCIS. Information available at www.uscis.gov/ar-11.
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If can't remember exact dates, can handwrite month and year (e.g. May/2007) or handwrite “approx.” next to the date.
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Renewal applicants need only provide addresses since their previous DACA application.
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If traveled without advance parole since receiving DACA, then DACA is automatically terminated. If traveled with advance parole, then mark "No."
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Part 3, is only for those applying for the first time. Renewal applicants do not have to fill out this part.
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This should be "Yes" or else the applicant is not eligible for DACA.
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Approximate dates like month and year or just the year are okay.
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Provide passport information if available, even if it has expired.
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If answer is yes to any question in part 4, consult with an experienced immigration attorney.
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Part 3, is only for those applying for the first time, renewal applicants do not have to fill out this part.
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Renewal applicants who have already submitted documents of their criminal history with their first DACA application do not need to re-submit that evidence. Can indicate in Part 8 that USCIS already has criminal history documents. Provide all documentation for any new incidents.
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Designated representative may sign if requestor cannot sign due to physical or developmental disability or mental impairment.
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Remember: Applicant must sign here before sending!
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If the applicant indicated that the form was translated, the interpreter must certify the translation here.
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On all additional pages, write applicants name and A# on the top of page, and write the page number, part number, item number and applicant's signature and date.
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Applicant must also sign and date this page.
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For more assistance in filling out the DACA application forms, see our videocast at www.ilrc.org//node/7497 entitled How to Complete DACA Request Forms.